MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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